A Blessed Thanksgiving!
In observance of Thanksgiving, the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America will be close at noon on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Regular hours will resume on Monday, November 26. We wish all of...
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November edition of OCA young adult “Wonder” blog focuses on giving thanks
The November edition of “Wonder,” the blog of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries, is now available on-line. This month’s theme, in recognition of...
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Metropolitan Tikhon celebrates festal Liturgy at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery
For the first time since his election as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America on November 13, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Monastery Church of...
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St. Vladimir’s Seminary offers public evening course on Arvo Pärt
Seminary faculty Dr. Nicholas Reeves (left) and Dr. Peter Bouteneff (right), with Arvo Pärt abroad, discussing the “Arvo Pärt Project.”Beginning January 15, 2013, Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological...
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Metropolitan Tikhon celebrates first Liturgy at St. Sergius Chapel
On Sunday, November 25, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Sergius Chapel at the Chancery here for the first time since his election as Primate of the...
View ArticleRegistration still open for tonight’s webinar on incorporating new members
Last-minute registration is open for the fifth in the popular series of one-hour on-line webinars on reaching the unchurched, facilitated by Joseph Kormos, head of the Diocese of the Midwest’s Parish...
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Metropolitan Tikhon addresses the Church in video address; photo available...
A video address to the Church, featuring His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, is now available for viewing on the web site of the Orthodox Church in America. The address was recorded on Monday, November...
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Metropolitan Tikhon visits St. Vladimir’s Seminary
Metropolitan Tikhon with Cardinal Dolan in Three Hierarchs Chapel. (photo: Roman Ostash)When His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, made his inaugural visit to...
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Metropolitan Tikhon to be enthroned in DC January 27, 2013
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, will be enthroned as the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, DC on Sunday, January 27, 2013. The announcement was...
View ArticleOrthodox Health Plan announces open enrollment period through December 30
In a memo issued recently by Priest Constantine L. Sitaras, Chairperson of the Joint Orthodox Health Plans Committee, it was announced that clergy and other qualified lay Church workers may join the...
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Youth Department offers presentations at seminaries
The Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries recently began its outreach to the OCA’s seminaries by offering practical training in the field of youth...
View ArticleChicago site of Diaconal Liturgical Practicum January 3-4, 2013
A practicum for deacons and those studying for future service in the diaconate will be held at Christ the Savior Church here January 3-4, 2013. Archdeacon Kirill Sokolov, Director of the Diaconal...
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NY/NJ Diocese, FOCA help Hurricane Sandy victims
The Orthodox Church in America’s Diocese of New York and New Jersey and the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America [FOCA] are mounting efforts to assist those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The...
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Metropolitan Tikhon continues to receive greetings
Three weeks after his election as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America at the 17th All-American Council in Parma, OH on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 [see related story], His Beatitude, Metropolitan...
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Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch suffers stroke
A briefing released by Archpriest George Kevorkian, Chancellor of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, requested prayers for His Beatitude,...
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Metropolitan Tikhon sends messages of concern to ailing Antiochian Patriarch...
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, sent a message of concern to His Beatitude, Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch and All the East, assuring him of prayers on behalf of the...
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Metropolitan Tikhon sends condolences on repose of Patriarch Ignatius IV of...
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, sent condolences to the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch, assuring them of the prayers of the members of the Holy Synod of...
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Archimandrite Alexander [Pihach] appointed Dean Moscow’s St. Catherine...
In a letter dated November 30, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon informed His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia that the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America...
View ArticleOCN airs interview with Metropolitan Tikhon
An interview with His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, is now available from the Orthodox Christian Network [OCN], an endorsed agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North and Central...
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2013 OCA Desk Calendar now available
The Orthodox Church in America’s 2013 Desk Calendar is now available for $15.00, which includes postage and handling. The calendar, which commemorates the 75th anniversaries of Saint Vladimir’s...
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